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AU Ladies Remote

In a land of consumer electronics, the current crop of remotes are mostly cheap Black ABS plastic in generic industrial design examples to fit in a multitude of homes. With KDDI, we look at a remote aimed at women with an emphasis on details and a push for higher perceive value..

J:COM

Next Generation J:COM remote control to replace the current Slider remote. The slider style remote was created by our European Office was a succesful design in providing many features but in long run was more problematic and expensive to produce. 

Here below I show the Why, How & What process of hitting all J:COM's goals. Shown is the final "Natural" proposal and below, the unsuccessful matte Black version.

Yamaha

Yamaha wanted to see how I can visually update their remotes. I wanted the remotes to have the same impact as the receivers they were paired with. I aim to make the remote visually less noisy while still paying attention to User Experience. The key layouts and shapes were in some areas changed but still retained the Yamaha design language. To make the remote more than an accessiory and more show off piece, high gloss was added.

New Designed Remotes by their matching Receivers.

Disney

Limited Edition Mickey Mouse Remote Control for Tokyo Disney.

 I had a chance to design a limited edition Mickey Mouse remote control for Japan and Tokyo Disney Resort.

The Disney Team originally wanted to have a basic stand but I felt the Mickey Mouse remote would be more iconic with a stand shaped more like his Yellow shoes.

Able to playback 9 popular Mickey Mouse lines in Japanese.  This created an unforseen challenge   On this small remote, working with Electrical and Mechanical engineers, we had have speaker holes in an area that's not covered when a person is holding the remote.

SKY PERFECT e2

Remote design for the Elderly Market. Commercials were aired to make aware that these remotes would be soon delivered to homes with Elderly Residents. Challenge was to redesign and modernise a remote that the older Japanese population was accustomed to. 

Nintendo

Creating an attached add-on remote for the Nintendo Wii motion controller. This enables users simple TV functions in hand, keeping users in game avoiding any momentum stoppage.

Initial research with the Nintendo Wii taught me that there was a need to have an additional attached remote.  There were extra steps for the users to find and grab a separate remote to use the TV,. 

 to turn on/off the TV system. Also, taking off and placing the Wii control was bothersome when adjusting inputs and/or controlling the volume.

Panasonic

A Fun remote used for new modern technological kitchens. 

Mitsubishi Electric

"Research model for a three-dimensional sound system for movie theater use. Because it was for use in a facility by an indeterminate number of users, Mitsubishi considered the following points. It must be hygienic with few parts contacting the human body.  It must be solid and light. It must fit everyone from children to the elderly without recourse to an adjustment mechanism. It must no be cumbersome and has to allow the user to hear sounds around him/her. It must have the sound properties necessary to the 3D-SFS format.

"We put six speakers (3 for each ear) in a 3D arrangement positioned some distance from the ears and aimed for a liberating form that suggest a "floating feeling'."